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June P. Mead, Dept. of Human Development, has been invited by National 4-H Headquarters to be part of the National 4-H SET Evaluation Instrument Design Team. The team is headed by Suzanne Le Menestrel, National Program Leader, Youth Development Research, and Jill Walahoski, 4-H SET Evaluation Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The team will have its first meeting June 17-19 in Washington, DC.

The Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project team recently presented a workshop entitled, Rebuilding the CITY, at the national Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Conference 2009 in Baltimore. Kay Telfer and Vicki Giarratano, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Broome County; Jackie Davis-Manigaulte and Sara Flowers, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, New York City; Celeste Carmichael, State 4-H Youth Development; and June P. Mead, Dept. of Human Development. Proceedings from the CYFAR 2009 will soon be available through the Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet) at http://www.cyfernet.org.

4-H Choose Health Ambassador Track at Career Explorations

There’s still time to enroll teens in the Choose Health training track being offered at Career Explorations. Plans are underway for an exciting and very hands-on learning experience for everyone involved. Teens don’t have to be CH Ambassadors to get involved. Registrations must be in prior to June 15th. Interested? Questions? Please contact JoAnne Baldini

WANTED: Adults and Volunteers….

Click here to find out more about exciting Key Leader opportunities at the New York State Fair for adults and volunteers in your county! key leader roles

NYS Fair News!

NYS 4-H Fair web page has been updated. Looking for NYS 4-H Fair Handbook for Staff? 2009 Premium Books for Youth Building & Animals? Teen Leader / Teen Evaluator Nomination Forms? Master List Procedures? Contest and Activity participant information? Most of what you need to know is there. Check it out! Questions? Contact JoAnne Baldini
statefair.php http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/statefair.php

2010 STARR Planning Committee

Looking for teens and adults to serve on the STARR planning committee! Planning begins as early as October 2009 with the first of two STARR planning retreats. If you know of teens in your county interested please contact JoAnne Baldini before July 1, 2009. NOTE: Teen/group of teens from a county must have at least one adult partner willing to work and journey with them on this exciting adventure! Job Description and Application form can be found at: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/STARR.php

Living Sculpture at NYS Fair

On Saturday, June 13th, from 9 – 4, teens and adults from Schuyler County will be working on the Living Sculpture ’sitting room’ area outside the youth building at the New York State Fair. If there are teens and adults from neighboring counties who would like to lend a hand, please contact JoAnne Baldini right away. We will be installing more ground cover to fully cover the chairs and couches, clearing away sod, laying wood chips, and installing fencing to create a more defined area. If you plan to help, plan to bring work gloves, garden rakes, bag lunch, water bottle, and wear grubby clothes. Questions? Contact JoAnne at jb61@cornell.edu

2009 Career Explorations Conference Information

The State 4- H office is pleased to share the 2009 Career Explorations Conference information with you! A pouch mailing will be coming your way this week (please look for it on Friday or when you typically get your pouch mailing). It will include program descriptions, a letter to educators, registration details, vita template, and forms for Focus Assistants and scholarships. We are working on the on-line registration — we’ll let you know as soon as it is posted. Great new program options — take a look & do ask if you have any questions.
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2009 National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Conference

Have you been to the 2009 NAE4-HA imagine the Possibilities!” Conference in Rochester, NY web-site yet?

http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/nae4ha2009

The planning committee has been busy filling the site with the details that you need to make your travel plans to Rochester this fall.

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March Dog Madness Deadline – March 5th

March Dog Madness (MDM), an annual NYS 4-H Dog Leader Training Program, will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Cornell.

Registration forms are downloadable now from our department of Animal Science website

www.ansci.cornell.edu

Click on Extension/4-H Youth Programs, then click on Dogs – OR- go straight to the events calendar link. You will see March Dog Madness there. The theme for March Dog Madness 2009 is…Green is Good (and healthy). Continue reading March Dog Madness Deadline – March 5th

2009 Animal Crackers Program: “Horse Feathers-4-H Friends Flock Together”

Would you know what to do in an emergency situation? Do you know what should be in an equine first aid kit? would you know where to find your veterinarian’s phone number quickly if and when you needed it?; come and learn!!!

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